You Could Be Great
http://www.steviesnacks.com – Everyone has a different potential. The question is, will you reach yours? In this lesson I present 3 things that can keep you from improving on Guitar, and reaching your potential, your time, your ego, and your ears.
Duration : 0:8:3
I can dig it. More …
I can dig it. More cats need to focus on the mental rather than the obsession of trying to become rock gods. Not everyone was built to become amazing, this is why not all guitar players have steady work, amazing bands, etc, etc…. I play for one reason and one reason only. It is the reason that started me playing and it holds true and strong till this day. I LOVE IT MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF. It was music that drew me in and hooked me my the gills. Thank you music.
Yes, I blame …
Yes, I blame youtube also. I upload a video with perfect sync and for some reason the timing is just off. I tried deleting and uploading again, no luck.
good vid man!
PS: …
good vid man!
PS: would recommend people read ‘The Inner Game of Music’, covers similar things to this
Excellent thoughts …
Excellent thoughts and advice. Many thanks.
This man speaks the …
This man speaks the truth.
Most of the time …
Most of the time your worst enemy is your ego
@rockerdude29 That …
@rockerdude29 That would be even funnier if it were true!
what about paul …
what about paul gilbert? haha. he has no where to improve lol.the man is good at everything.
practice!!! I tell …
practice!!! I tell my son this all the time and I live it, I have a guitar in my hand if I am sitting still, will I be great? no but more practice makes playing more enjoyable. Great video!
I dont usually …
I dont usually comment on videos, but this was really inspiring, as a wannabe professional musician.
Very wise words, and applies to more than just guitar, and more than one generation. Bravo, Anthony, bravo.
I dont think there …
I dont think there is ever a ceiling in guitar playing. People become satisfied for whatever reason with their ability. Jimi Hendrix would have continued to advance as a guitar player had he not died. There is nobody that truly masters the guitar. There is always something else out there. Look at 2 great players like Eddie Van Halen and Jerry Douglas, 2 extraordinary players that cant replicate what the other one does. If you feel you peaked in one genre/style of guitar take another playing path
Thank you Steve. …
Thank you Steve. you’ ve saved a lot of time . Now I am going to put up my guitars for sale on E BAY
I find my journey I …
I find my journey I have with the guitar to be really amazing. I usually feel like I’m getting nowhere but if I reflect to where I was 10 weeks, 10 months, 10 years ago, it’s amazing how all the little improvements add up. I think it is important to have small goals of what you want to learn in a short time frame (ie. this week) so your limited practice time is focused and not just playing over the same things you can already do well. Nice topic Anthony.
@kurtcarbain Same …
@kurtcarbain Same here, man, same here. In my case, I lost the will to practice because suddenly there were all these kids who were better than me – at that time I really thought it was a matter of talent and not of hard work. But when I started playing again just because I wanted to, and I really enjoyed just making music, everything, including my chops, followed.
i think you should …
i think you should try to learn every day ,thats me,i try to learn something new every day,with ears ,and with tab,and with music,and lots of time,and iv been playing for over 35 years ,and i suck,LOL,but i still do it,cause i love it.
I hear ya man
50 years old and still goin
Its always great to …
Its always great to learn something and then challenge yourself even more by trying to learn something new. If you learn something and you got it down, you become board with doing that. So its good if you move on to something your completely horrible at (like me and 8 finger tapping and sweep picking LOL) and try your hardest to master it. Not to satisfy your ego, but out of the sheer enjoyment of the challenge.
And when you sit …
And when you sit down and do something simply for the pure enjoyment of doing it, and not necessarily to fulfill some egomaniacle goal, then you will often progress and see amazing results that you had never dreamed of because they come about out of the love for the activity and not out of the egotistacle ideas.
This is a lesson I …
This is a lesson I had to learn the hard way. I would obsess over being the best guitar player ever and it brought me alot of grief, but when i let go of that goal and stopped comparing myself to others and started playing just for the enjoyment of playing and learning and being challenged by learning new things, guitar playing becomes much enjoyable.
To all the guitar …
To all the guitar players out their. Your pride in your playing shouldn’t be in your ability alone, but also in the hardwork that you put in to obtain a certain level of ability. Its not about playing to be the best in the world, its about playing to be the best that you can possibly be.
i really like his …
i really like his vid. Your right its about continous improvement. You will never get to the point where you learn everything on the guitar because their is always something new to learn and do. I love picking up my guitar and completely sucking at something, because that gives me the opportunity to display my will and self determination to learn a certain technique and become good at it and have a sense of pride in the fact that I sought down and played for hours on in until I got it.
I think the ” …
I think the “validation” part is more related to somebody’s personality and/or psychological state than guitar. People with insecurities will always look out for people to tell them what they wanna hear.
Coming from the master himself:
“find yourself first
and then your talent
work hard in your mind
so you can come alive”
A great video nonetheless.
wow, goood video! i …
wow, goood video! i have an ego problem and im VERYY concerned to eliminating it. thank you so much
you are a great …
you are a great player, but you do play sloppy sometimes, having said that I wish I could play half as good as you. Also sloppy isn’t always bad, just look at the grateful dead.I was sad when you didn’t make it to the Guitar Center King of the Blues competition, I thought the equipment and sound you were getting really hurt you. Anyway, please keep on making videos, and thanks for all the great instruction.
Great lesson …
Great lesson Anthony! I suggest you read a book called “The Talent Code” or just take a look at something called “Deliberate Practice”…. it is a very interesting read and basically outlines that there is no proof that natural talent or a limit to capability exists
Thanks Anthony, a …
Thanks Anthony, a very inspiring lesson!